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Franchise Fee Assessment A fee as determined and contractually agreed upon by and between the District and the municipality and/or other government entities empowered to do so, of the amount billed for water service will be assessed each customer whose meter is located inside the corporate limits of a municipality that imposes a franchise tax on the District.
Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - 2026-07-23 on 2026-07-23
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve item 21: Franchise Fee Assessment A fee as determined and contractually agreed upon by and between the District and the municipality and/or other government entities empowered to do so, of the amount billed fo”
PK
Pamela Kraft
Board President
YES
CP
Cheryl Patterson
Vice-President
YES
AV
Andrea Velasquez
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BR
Ben Raska
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JT
Jamie Trant
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JB
Joseph Benavides
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
NR
Nick Reininger
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
LU
Louis Upton
Board President
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Franchise Fee Assessment A fee as determined and contractually agreed upon by and between the District and the municipality and/or other government entities empowered to do so, of the amount billed for water service will be assessed each customer whose meter is located inside the corporate limits of a municipality that imposes a franchise tax on the District.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.